A common rant among loco flyers: 'the flight was only £5 but it cost me £30 to get to the bloody airport'. Londoners complain about schlepping out to Stansted, but some of the Ryanair flights will leave you a lot further out than that ('Frankfurt' Hahn and 'Barcelona' Girona, can you hear me?).
Of course, there are ways around these problems. Bus timetables can be found, cars can be hired.
It dawned on me that perhaps we're going about it the wrong way. Why not find your cheap flight first, then choose your holiday destination second? Hahn provides excellent access to the Mosel Valley, and Girona is great for the Costa Brava.
Whatever you do, don't tell Michael O'Leary: at the moment, there's no extra charge, but if he ever finds out that he's taking you where you actually wanted to go...
Monday, March 30, 2009
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5 comments:
Loved your take on this, as well as your closing paragraph. Looking forward to reading your blog! PS- Clever blog title as well.
And Girona Airport is great for the Costa Brava too!
xxx
Like to fly to Paris with Easyjet, train down through france, stopping along the way and one night in Girona back to Newcastle with Ryanair.
Transworld - Thanks for your comments.
Marta - I did, of course, mean the Costa Brava. A thousand lashes for me.
Matt - Sounds like an excellent trip. Have you tried the Trainhotel from Paris to Barcelona? I must do that one day.
The last Trainhotel report I had was from an elderly couple who likened the experience to sleeping in a rolling version of a Japanese capsule hotel and dining in a restaurant devoid of any items on its menu, served by unapologetic waiters exhibiting all the courtesy and charm of the French; but they did pay top dollar.
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